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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What summer job did Desmond have when he was in college?
(a) Wildland firefighter.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Ranch hand.
(d) Waiter.

2. In a survey of men and women released from prison in Massachusetts, what percent had witnessed a murder as children?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 55.
(d) 60.

3. What trees were around the house where Desmond grew up?
(a) Russian olive.
(b) Texas Redbud.
(c) Velvet Mesquite.
(d) Mexican Pinyon.

4. What was the closest large city to where Desmond grew up?
(a) Flagstaff.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Mesa.

5. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?
(a) Roughly 12 million.
(b) About 15 million.
(c) 11 million.
(d) 13 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?

2. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?

3. By the time Black men who did not finish high school are in their mid-thirties, how many will have spent their lives in prison?

4. Where did Desmond meet home health aides who belonged to the full-time working homeless?

5. How much less did workers with a high school diploma make in 2017 than they made in 1979, adjusted for inflation?

(see the answer key)

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